Why Pawars' Tactical Reunion Failed In Pune Municipal Elections
The results of the Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation elections have delivered a clear political message: the Pawar brand, once considered decisive in these urban power centres, no longer guarantees victory on its own.
Despite tactical coordination between the two Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) factions led by Sharad Pawar and Ajit Pawar, the electorate did not respond with the kind of consolidation the leadership had hoped for.
